Bill Clinton famously showed up to the Governor’s Mansion in 2008 to watch Super Bowl XLII (where the New York Giants defeated the up-until-then undefeated New England Patriots).

Richardson had dropped out of the presidential race after poor results and had yet to endorse either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, who were both U.S. Senators at the time. Many thought that Hillary Clinton had an advantage, since Richardson was a cabinet secretary and United Nations ambassador under Bill Clinton before becoming governor of New Mexico.

However, Richardson went on to endorse Obama, the eventual winner of the contest. Bill Clinton has not forgiven Richardson for the endorsement.

That ultimately made things downright chilly for the two, he admits in the book.

“It set up expectations,” he tells the Loop.

And though he’s attempted to mend the relationship, he says, it just hasn’t worked, and the two now share cordial greetings — but no more than that — when they occasionally bump into one another.

Before serving in Bill Clinton’s administration, Richardson was a congressman in New Mexico’s 3rd congressional district.

Richardson was tapped to be Obaam’s Secretary of Commerce, but a pending federal investigation into pay-to-play allegations during his time as governor resulted in Richardson stepping down. Richardson was never charged.

Matthew Reichbach has blogged about New Mexico politics since 2006. Matthew was a co-founder of New Mexico FBIHOP with his brother and part of the original hirings at the groundbreaking website the New Mexico Independent. Matthew has covered events such as the Democratic National Convention and Netroots Nation.
In addition to politics, Matthew is an avid sports fan, especially of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and TV fan.